Thanasis Antetokounmpo

Athanasios Rotimi "Thanasis" Antetokounmpo (born Adetokunbo, July 18, 1992) is a Nigerian-Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At the international stage, he has represented the Greek national team since 2016.

Listed at 6 feet and 7 inches, he plays at the small forward and power forward positions. He won back-to-back Greek League championships with Panathinaikos in 2018 and 2019 and the NBA championship with the Bucks in 2021.

Antetokounmpo is the older brother of Giannis, a two-time NBA MVP (who is also his teammate), as well as Kostas and Alex.

Early career

Antetokounmpo was born in Athens, the second of five boys born to his Nigerian parents, Charles and Veronica Antetokounmpo.

Thanasis Antetokounmpo began playing youth club basketball with the junior teams of Filathlitikos, in 2008. He then played with the senior men's team of Filathlitikos, in the semi-professional level of the Greek fourth division (2010–11 season).

Professional career

Filathlitikos (2011–2013)

In 2011, Antetokounmpo began his professional level career with Filathlitikos, of the Greek 3rd Division, after previously playing with the club in the Greek minor leagues. During the 2012–13 Greek 2nd Division season with Filathlitikos, he averaged 12.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game. He was selected by the coaches to play in the 2013 Greek All-Star Game as a special participant, even though he was not actually selected as an all-star, and competed in the slam dunk contest as players from the second division are eligible to compete in the dunk competition.